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As I promised in my last article on JavaScript fundamentals, you can expect some beginner-friendly content on this blog along with some learning paths. I strongly believe in practical application. Therefore, I will not bore you with facts, long theory, […]

JavaScript Tutorial for Beginners

This entry was posted in JavaScript Basics and tagged ES6 Javascript Learning Tutorial on 26th July 2018 by zsolt-nagy

If you have read most of the blog posts of zsoltnagy.eu, you can conclude that most of the articles require at least some basic knowledge about JavaScript. The main exception is the JavaScript Basics category. This article is in the […]

Using JavaScript in 2018 – Experience and Opportunities

This entry was posted in JavaScript Basics and tagged computer science ES6 Javascript Learning Software Engineering on 18th June 2018 by zsolt-nagy

You might not know about me that I have conducted tech interviews with over 500 software developers from more than twenty countries with the objective of identifying and hiring the best talent. I have also been in the candidate position, […]

JavaScript Theory Quiz – Crack the ES6 Interview

This entry was posted in JavaScript Interview Questions and tagged ES6 Javascript Learning on 10th January 2018 by zsolt-nagy

A proxy is an object that wraps an object or a function and monitors access to the wrapped item, a.k.a. the target. We use proxies for the intention of blocking direct access to the target function or object. The proxy […]

ES6 Proxies in Practice

This entry was posted in ES6 and tagged ES6 Javascript JSON Learning SinonJs TDD Tutorial on 15th February 2017 by zsolt-nagy

Console log, info, warn, and error — Many JavaScript developers only use the console.log statement for the purpose of finding out more about how their application works. In this article, you will learn that the console API contains many powerful methods that will significantly improve your logging […]

Understanding the Console API in JavaScript – 7 Tips for Smoother Debugging

This entry was posted in JavaScript Basics and tagged ChaiJs Competence Javascript Learning NodeJs NPM Tutorial on 23rd January 2017 by zsolt-nagy

Reflection in a programming language is the act of inspecting, dynamically calling, and modifying classes, objects, properties, and methods. In other words, reflection is the ability of the programming language to reflect on the structure of the code. The ES6 […]

The Reflect API of ES6

This entry was posted in ES6 and tagged Automated Testing ES6 Javascript Learning Unit Testing on 27th December 2016 by zsolt-nagy

This article is a section from the workbook of ES6 in Practice. I created this course during the last couple of months, because there is an evident need for a resource that helps JavaScript developers put theory into practice. This […]

ES6 Iterators and Generators – 6 exercises and solutions

This entry was posted in ES6 and tagged ES6 Functional Programming Javascript Learning Tutorial on 27th November 2016 by zsolt-nagy

Dev Career Mastery — In last week's article, I presented the new path to you. I also announced a concluding article about soft-skill, leadership, and career topics. These topics will be continued on my new website, devcareermastery.com. Many people are stuck in their careers. […]

The Developer’s Edge – Double Your Career Speed with Soft-Skills

This entry was posted in Productivity and tagged Competence Learning Software Engineering on 29th September 2016 by zsolt-nagy

You may have heard the advice that maintainable software is build using highly cohesive and loosely coupled building blocks. This is a statement that's easy to remember, but difficult to understand. This article will clarify cohesion and coupling. Cohesion According […]

Understanding Cohesion and Coupling

This entry was posted in Maintainability and tagged Learning Maintainability Software Engineering on 23rd August 2015 by zsolt-nagy

Code — Developing and maintaining web applications requires code changes of excellent quality. When a team develops an application for years, team members lose track of some updates. Developers tend to make more mistakes when touching code they are not familiar with. […]

My 8 Step Code Review Process

This entry was posted in Web Applications and tagged Competence Learning Maintainability on 12th July 2015 by zsolt-nagy

Most people work about 40 hours a week, some more, others less. Given that you have 168 hours a week, maximizing your achievements does not scale with maximizing the amount of time spent on work. Instead of focusing on quantity, […]

Ten Productivity Tips for Software Developers

This entry was posted in Productivity and tagged Competence Learning on 5th July 2015 by zsolt-nagy

interview — Hiring good JavaScript application developers is not easy. Whenever the recruitment team sets up a proper funnel, only 5% - 8% of the applicants reach the final interview. If recruiters focus on wrong things, they reject their best candidates. Even […]

The Art of Hiring Great Javascript Developers

This entry was posted in Productivity and tagged Competence Javascript Learning on 31st May 2015 by zsolt-nagy